Books

by Mickey McLean Posted 12/23/15, 12:27 pm

David Barton’s controversial The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed about Thomas Jefferson will soon be back. Thomas Nelson published it in April 2012 and then pulled it from bookstore shelves as historians criticized its accuracy. WND Books, publishing arm of the conservative website World Net Daily, will re-release the book on Jan. 16.

Religion
| Two professors respond to David Barton’s claim they made ‘mountains out of molehills’ in their critique of his research into Thomas Jefferson and his faith

by Warren Throckmorton & Michael Coulter Posted 3/14/13, 09:30 am

This is the third and final round of WORLD’s Barton controversy coverage. Below we have Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter’s reply to David Barton’s response to their book that critiqued Barton’s The Jefferson Lies. Barton is welcome to offer a final rebuttal, but is under no obligation to do so.

Religion
| A history and political science professor at The Master’s College offers a brief review of David Barton’s claims in <em>The Jefferson Lies</em>—and Barton responds, and Frazer rebuts

by Gregg Frazer Posted 2/15/13, 09:38 am

Our online debate between history writer David Barton and his critics demanded a lot of attention from readers: thousands of words, numerous footnotes, complicated argumentation. That many of you read, pondered, and commented is a good indication that poor history teaching in many colleges hasn’t killed among many of us the desire to learn what really happened.

Religion
| David Barton defends his research into the faith of Thomas Jefferson

David Barton | 1/22/13, 07:59 am

Michael Coulter & Warren Throckmorton | 1/22/13, 07:59 am

Lots of people indict the internet as a haven of superficiality, but with the following article and a response by David Barton we’re providing an opportunity to delve deeper: You can read the this thorough critique of Barton’s work about Thomas Jefferson, and then Barton’s defense (see “No, I’m not wrong”).

Religion
| Scholars call Jefferson a skeptic as David Barton finds a new publisher for his controversial book

Thomas S. Kidd | 8/24/12, 05:37 am

The controversy over David Barton's The Jefferson Lies (see "The David Barton Controversy," Aug. 25 issue) led Thomas Nelson to stop publishing the book (see "Lost confidence," Aug. 9)—but Glenn Beck's Mercury Ink plans to publish a new edition.

Religion

Marvin Olasky | 8/16/12, 07:14 pm

Thomas S. Kidd | 8/09/12, 05:56 pm

The Thomas Nelson publishing company has decided to cease publication and distribution of David Barton's controversial book, The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed about Thomas Jefferson, saying it has "lost confidence in the book's details." (See "The David Barton controversy," Aug. 8.)

Thomas S. Kidd | 8/07/12, 10:08 am

David Barton, president of the WallBuilders organization and a frequent guest on Glenn Beck's broadcasts, is one of America's most popular Christian history writers. Liberal critics have long accused Barton of misinterpretations and errors, and readers of the History News Network recently voted a new Barton book, The Jefferson Lies, as the "Least Credible History Book in Print." But now some conservative Christian scholars are publicly questioning Barton's work, too.